Merges, John. <br/><br/>
Social enjoyment groups for children, teens and young adults with autism spectrum disorders :  guiding toward growth / 
John Merges. 
 - London ;  Philadelphia :  Jessica Kingsley Publishers,  2010. 
 - 208 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Acknowledgments. Part I Introduction and Guiding Principles. 1. Beginnings. 2. Enjoyment - A Skill. 3. The Band of Regulation. Part II The Hurdles. 4. Introduction to the Hurdles. 5. Keeping Things the Same. 6. Attention Challenges. 7. Emotional Regulation Problems. 8. Organization Deficits. 9. Language Processing Issues. 10. Associative Thinking. 11. Sensory Sensitivities. 12. "Unlearning" Rituals. 13. Stereotyping by Neurotypical Individuals. 14. Motivational Deficits. Part III FunJoyment Groups. 15. Introduction to FunJoyment Groups. 16. Concepts Important in All Groups. 17. School-Based Groups for Five-, Six-, and Seven-Year-Old Youngsters. 18. School-Based Groups for Seven- through Eleven-Year-Old Youngsters. 19. School-Based Groups for Junior High and High School Students. 20. Notes About Community-Based Groups. 21. Community-Based Groups for Ten- and Eleven-Year-Old Youngsters. 22. Community-Based Groups for Junior High and Senior High Students. 23. Community-Based Groups for Older High Students and Young Adults. Part IV Materials and Activities. 24. Sample Permission Letters. 25. Scoreboard. 26. Activities for Five-, Six- and Seven-Year-Olds. Big Dice. Ask to Play. Charades. Ask for Help. Ask to Share. Interrupting an Adult. Bean Bag Toss. Activities for All Other Groups. A Through Z Game. Apples to Apples. Bean Bag Toss. Bocce Ball. Dominion. First/Last Game. Frisbee. Golf. Imaginiff. In a Pickle. Introductory Questions. Killer Bunnies. Kinder Bunnies. Loaded Questions. Mr. M's Minefield. Mr. M's Uno. Moose in the House. Password. Perudo. Pick It. Pit. Question Cards. Smart Ass. Sort it Out. Tsuro. Turnabout. Twenty Questions. Up the River. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781849058346 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010018061 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Autism spectrum disorders.<br/>Social interaction in children.<br/>Social interaction in adolescence.<br/>Autism in adolescence.<br/>Autism in children.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC553.A88  / M46 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>618.928 588 2 MER